YouTube - Mike Alperin. . .326 Pound Big Eye Tuna (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1KAZw12lwA)

No. But I kept cringing thinking something was going to give until.... Can't ruin it for the next guy.

What is he up to these days? I remember watching his show on Sunday nights as a kid. Loved it!!!! Pretty much the only "Local" fishing show at the time that was mostly salt water. One episode he was killing huge stripers from shore way up the North River. I’d love to see that episode again.

I remember another show where a spawning fish shot him right in the face. Funniest thing I ever saw, he turned to the camera and said, "look at that, the spice of life" and released the fish while wiping off his mug.

I don't remember the show but the deckhand is rocking some sweet jorts

I think his show was "Sportfishing the Northeast". If I remember correctly it was late 80's ealy 90's when it was on air. If anyone has these shows on VHS/DVD, please let me know

It is ringing a bell now that you post that stuff...

I have a hunch he won the pool

I remember him
I still have that awesome episode of the North river on VHS tape someplace, unless it got wrecked in the flood. Those were some cows during the day on eels:uhuh:

I remember him
I still have that awesome episode of the North river on VHS tape someplace, unless it got wrecked in the flood. Those were some cows during the day on eels:uhuh:

If you ever find it, let me know. I'll pay you for a copy.

how about this one


YouTube - Mike Alperin Light tackle Roosterfishing La Paz Mexico (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14POO_LBkKE)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS5o-BNn2TI&feature=related

If you read the caption under the video, it says that a guy rented a rod and reel, left the line baited in 100 ft. of water, and went to sleep. When he came to, the fish was on the boat, and he tried to claim it.

Sorry Charlie!

Nevermind this dude, who else remembers Gadabout Gaddis?

Nevermind this dude, who else remembers Gadabout Gaddis?

Didn't he fish with Moses on the Ark?

Nevermind this dude, who else remembers Gadabout Gaddis?

That goes way back to Curt Gowdy and the American Sportsman show.

Nevermind this dude, who else remembers Gadabout Gaddis?

george...... doc art robby knew him...i think gadabout had a place on cape .how about the woolner bros on channel 28 from worc. all local hunting n fishing stuff ..... also note that steve -flaptail still has frank woolners 14ft tin boat .. obtw i meet mike yrs ago, he wanted to do a canal show

I remember him
I still have that awesome episode of the North river on VHS tape someplace, unless it got wrecked in the flood. Those were some cows during the day on eels:uhuh:

This one right?
YouTube - Mike Alperin North River Striper (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyJkhtA8ixo)

YUP!!!

looks like you are the "guy" moogie...
YouTube - captainmoogie's Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/captainmoogie)
welcome....

Moogie, If this is you.

I want you to know that as a kid (15 or so, I'm now 34) I watched that show every Sunday night. Literally looked forward to it all week long. Thanks!

That's mike alperin. 'Phestaris' from the boating forums uncle mike. I see them out in Boston harbor quite a bit
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Curt Goudie and Ted Williams used to come up to the Saco River in the Early 60's and fly fish for Stripers . Great people to fish with. They may have been famous but they sure didn't act it.
Gaddabout Gaddis used to fish the Crooked River behind my buddies house for Salmon and Trout in the spring time.

YUP!!!

There was also another one where the guy was plug fishin along the north river slammin fish, just walkin the banks crushin nice fish. I remember it cause it was one of the reasons i started huntin big fish

There was also another one where the guy was plug fishin along the north river slammin fish, just walkin the banks crushin nice fish. I remember it cause it was one of the reasons i started huntin big fish

I must have missed that one. Would be nice to get a hold of some of those full episodes

Moogie, If this is you.

I want you to know that as a kid (15 or so, I'm now 34) I watched that show every Sunday night. Literally looked forward to it all week long. Thanks!
Thanks to you for watching!
Is it 19 years already?
Damn, where did the time go?

So many fish, so many stories.
Moog

I must have missed that one. Would be nice to get a hold of some of those full episodes

Episodes are being digitally re-mastered as we speak. . . .
Moog

That's mike alperin. 'Phestaris' from the boating forums uncle mike. I see them out in Boston harbor quite a bit
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That's right Freak! However, you won't be seeing us till the Spring.
Up for a Winter trip to Baja?
Moog

Episodes are being digitally re-mastered as we speak. . . .
Moog

Please let me know when they are done.

This one right?
YouTube - Mike Alperin North River Striper (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyJkhtA8ixo)

NICE

welcome and good to see you on the site:uhuh:

THAT WAS A GREAT SHOW
got me into striper fishing back when I did trout, much bigger in the ocean
you catch BIG bass :btu:

NICE

welcome and good to see you on the site:uhuh:

THAT WAS A GREAT SHOW
got me into striper fishing back when I did trout, much bigger in the ocean
you catch BIG bass :btu:

Thanks for the kudos.

Please let me know when they are done.

Can do.
Thanks,
Moog

Yep. I watched that show every week. As soon as I saw the name I thought of the North River footage of him casting the eels. Great Show !

Yep. I watched that show every week. As soon as I saw the name I thought of the North River footage of him casting the eels. Great Show !

I remember this show as I was very young. It was pretty much the only show I knew of. I remember being AMAZED watching him catch big Bass on eels at night ( from a boat) I'm only 31 so do the math. I would stay up as a kid just to watch this show when the rest of the house was asleep. Awesome thread.:uhuh:

when I was 7 years old dad took me to the sportsmans show and he was there and said hi to me. I remember he was wearing a cowboy hat.

That was 50 years ago

Watched the show years ago. One of the first shows for NE there was on TV. Remember he would always end the show with a "catch and release and God Bless America"

I know that spot in the N River well. There is a couple new McMansions and private docks on that bank now but the fish don't mind.

when I was 7 years old dad took me to the sportsmans show and he was there and said hi to me. I remember he was wearing a cowboy hat.

That was 50 years ago
I remember him too. My dad also used to take me to the sportsman's show.
Ya, Gadabout Gaddis,"The Flying Fisherman" wore a straw cowboy hat.
Times were much simpler then. . . .

I remember him
I still have that awesome episode of the North river on VHS tape someplace, unless it got wrecked in the flood. Those were some cows during the day on eels:uhuh:

I remember that show! wasn't he using a little Newell 220 or 229? Funny what you remember.

I loved that show, too. Mike was a regular, local fisherman as a host. Something we can all relate to. I'm 40 and I still think about that North River striper episode. I lest a positive impression and changed how I fished for stripers.

Thanks Mike!

I remember that show! wasn't he using a little Newell 220 or 229? Funny what you remember.

Yup, it was a little Newell 220F.

I loved that show, too. Mike was a regular, local fisherman as a host. Something we can all relate to. I'm 40 and I still think about that North River striper episode. I lest a positive impression and changed how I fished for stripers.

Thanks Mike!

You're very welcome.

It's amazing how many people remember that episode.
It's also amazing that I didn't get Lyme disease from all the ticks that were feeding on me, even though I was wearing the waders.

It was so hot that day. it was like 85 degrees within a couple of hours after sunrise.
We were actually scheduled to do the shoot at another location, but I changed my mind at the last minute.
I'm glad I did.
Moog

Nevermind this dude, who else remembers Gadabout Gaddis?


I remember him well.

I remember that show! wasn't he using a little Newell 220 or 229? Funny what you remember.

Probably a great reel then but that jerky drag sounded like crap.....would have been nice to have a more modern day shimano at the time......:uhuh:

Probably a great reel then but that jerky drag sounded like crap.....would have been nice to have a more modern day shimano at the time......:uhuh:

That crappy sound was music to my ears!
They were going to put that reel on display at the Smithsonian, but they chose Archie Bunker's chair instead.

If that reel could only talk!!!!!
Moog

That crappy sound was music to my ears!
They were going to put that reel on display at the Smithsonian, but they chose Archie Bunker's chair instead.

If that reel could only talk!!!!!
Moog

I hear what your saying but I have always hated when my reels start to jerk like that.....so in the winter put new HT100 in them if it was a penn or those smoothie drags......then I bought my first Shimano conventional a 15/30 StarTLD and the drag is still like butter after years. Nice and smoooooth. Just personal opinion on feel.

I hear what your saying but I have always hated when my reels start to jerk like that.....so in the winter put new HT100 in them if it was a penn or those smoothie drags......then I bought my first Shimano conventional a 15/30 StarTLD and the drag is still like butter after years. Nice and smoooooth. Just personal opinion on feel.

Ya, I know what you mean about the jerky drag. In all fairness, I must admit that I always run my drag a lot tighter than recommended, which will make a reel's drag react in a jerky way when the fish takes line.
All of my Newell's had the same distinct sound.
Maybe it was the guy that serviced them?

In the case of the North River Striper, if I backed off the drag, the fish would have taken a lot more line and made a long run. Nice and smooth.
However, the fish could only manage to take line in bursts. The drag was too tight for a sustained run.

I use Avet's now, and when I crank the drag down, the line still jerks out of the reel, unless it's a toad and the reel just screams.
It's the way I use the drag. I'm not afraid of breaking off a fish, so I give it a good amount of extra.

By the way, the Avet sounds a lot different than the Newell.
Smoooooth. . . .Music!
Thanks,
Moog